Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has declared 27 housing societies including the Airport Housing Society (extension) and the Lawyers Cooperative Housing Society, as illegal and has issued notices to them.

The RDA, while recommending to the additional district collector (revenue) for banning transfer of land in respect of these societies, has warned the citizens to refrain from entering into purchase and sale deals of plots in these societies.

He also said that notices have been served to these illegal housing societies and their constructions, gates and offices have been demolished. A list of these societies has been sent to the additional district collector revenue with the recommendations that a ban be imposed on the transfer of land in these societies.

RDA also said that a report on the illegal societies has been forwarded to the government of Punjab and their cases have been moved to the special magistrate. online